Archive for March 2026

September 1995   Dear Circle Members:   Thanks so much for the going  away gift. We will make good use of the book about state parks and display the bag and the card in the trailer. The pictures on both perfectly express what we’re doing  ªpacking everything possible in our little wagon and holding hands…

September 6, 1995   Dear Lauren,   Since Grandpa and Lathan have been exchanging email, I decided to write you some she mail. (It takes a cockney accent and dropping your h’s to get that explanation.)   Happy birthday. By the time you get this the celebration will be over and we’ll have sung to…

September 6, 1995   Dear Mildred,   We’re hosting at Ozark Campground; the trailer and this place feel like home.   So far I’ve walked up the hill to the highway twice and once a black butterfly hitched a ride on my shoulder. I’ve tossed a green lady bug out the door and watched her…

I believe in sleeping late. Why? Because an early awakening is always a long, hard trip. I struggle throughseveral layers of sleep inching toward the realization that my face feels flattened, my nose has shifted sideways, one eye dangles against my cheek, all my teeth have moved, andmy lips are gone. In time, I sit…